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Find sources: "Gary Robson" darts player – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Darts player Gary Robson Robson in 2015 Personal information Nickname "Big Robbo" Born (1967-06-19) 19 June 1967 (age 59) Cramlington, England Home town Rothbury, England Darts information Playing darts since 1984 Darts 22g Gary Robson g force darts Laterality Right-handed Walk-on music "Follow the Leader" by The Soca Boys Organisation (see split in darts) BDO 1995–2020 WDF 1995– Current world ranking (WDF) NR (22 June 2026)[1] WDF major events – best performances World Championship Quarter Final: 2007, 2009, 2011 World Masters Quarter Final: 2005, 2011, 2014, 2018 World Trophy Winner (1): 2005 Int. Darts League Quarter Final: 2007 Finder Masters Runner Up: 2014 PDC premier events – best performances Grand Slam Group Stage: 2018 Other tournament wins Tournament Years England Masters England National Ch'ships England Open Granite City Open Isle of Man Open Police Masters Scottish Open 2014 2011, 2016 2011 2013 2007 2012 2024 Other achievements 2011 Garioch Masters 2010, 2011 Tyne and Wear Open 2009 West Brabant Open **Gary** "**Big Robbo**" **Robson** (born 19 June 1967) is an English professional [darts](/source/Darts) player who plays in [World Darts Federation](/source/World_Darts_Federation) events.[2] ## Career Robson qualified twice for the World Championships, but was beaten in the first round on each occasion. He made it for a third time in [2004](/source/2004_BDO_World_Darts_Championship), but found himself 2–0 down in sets against [Steve Coote](/source/Steve_Coote). However, Robson recovered and took the match to a sudden death deciding leg, which he won. [Bobby George](/source/Bobby_George) commented that "you won't see browner darts in this tournament than that match".[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Robson had another excellent performance in losing to 'Silverback' [Tony O'Shea](/source/Tony_O'Shea) in the second round. Robson's biggest tournament win so far was at the [World Darts Trophy](/source/World_Darts_Trophy) in [Utrecht](/source/Utrecht_(city)), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). He beat [Mervyn King](/source/Mervyn_King_(darts_player)) 6–4 in the 2005 final,[3] averaging 91.5 for three darts, which was a fair way below his averages during his aforementioned performances in the 2004 World Championship. Robson had to wait until [2007](/source/2007_BDO_World_Darts_Championship) to win another match at the World Championship, but his opponent for that match was pre-tournament favourite [Michael van Gerwen](/source/Michael_van_Gerwen). Robson won 3–2, although the teenage van Gerwen was not quite at his best form and looked nervous on some doubles. Robson did not have to wait long for his next win, as he made the quarter-finals for the first time in his career with a superb 4–3 win over former champion [John Walton](/source/John_Walton_(darts_player)), having been 3–1 down. Robson could have had a nine-dart leg, but missed his seventh treble. However, his run was ended by Dutchman [Niels de Ruiter](/source/Niels_de_Ruiter). Robson led 2–0 and 4–2 but ended up losing 5–4. This match included a leg which [Tony Green](/source/Tony_Green) and [John Part](/source/John_Part) touted as "probably the best in thirty years",[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] which Robson won to take the fifth set and lead 3–2. Robson returned to the World Championship in [2008](/source/2008_BDO_World_Darts_Championship) where he was drawn against 2002 World Champion, [Tony David](/source/Tony_David). This was Robson's only win at the 2008 World Championship, as in the second round he came up against an in-form [Darryl Fitton](/source/Darryl_Fitton). Fitton averaged over 100 in a 4–0 victory. In the [2009 World Championship](/source/2009_BDO_World_Darts_Championship), Robson reached the quarter-final for the second time, beating [Stephen Bunting](/source/Stephen_Bunting) and [Martin Atkins](/source/Martin_Atkins_(darts_player)) before losing to [Martin Adams](/source/Martin_Adams). 2009 was not a good year for Robson as a whole and as a result, he was forced to qualify for the [2010 Lakeside World Championship](/source/2010_BDO_World_Darts_Championship). Robson lost 3–0 in a first round clash with 2009 champion and 5th seed [Ted Hankey](/source/Ted_Hankey) at the 2010 BDO World Championship. The next year, Robson was seeded once more and cruised through to the quarter-finals for a third time by defeating Steve Douglas and [Dave Chisnall](/source/Dave_Chisnall) for the loss of just one set. He then led [Martin Phillips](/source/Martin_Phillips_(darts_player)) 3–1 but was once again defeated 5–4. Robson was knocked out of the 2012 World Championships in the first round losing 3–0 to Steve Douglas Gary was again knocked out in the first round in 2013 this time losing 3–1 to [Garry Thompson](/source/Garry_Thompson_(darts_player)) ### PDC He competed for a tour card at the 2020 Q school in an attempt to join the [Professional Darts Corporation](/source/Professional_Darts_Corporation), however he finished 164th and failed to win a tour card.[4] ## World Championship results ### BDO - 2001: 1st round (lost to [Raymond van Barneveld](/source/Raymond_van_Barneveld) 1–3) - 2003: 1st round (lost to [Robert Wagner](/source/Robert_Wagner_(darts_player)) 1–3) - 2004: 2nd round (lost to [Tony O'Shea](/source/Tony_O'Shea) 2–3) - 2005: 1st round (lost to [Darryl Fitton](/source/Darryl_Fitton) 1–3) - 2006: 1st round (lost to [Gary Anderson](/source/Gary_Anderson_(darts_player)) 1–3) - 2007: Quarter-finals (lost to [Niels de Ruiter](/source/Niels_de_Ruiter) 4–5) - 2008: 2nd round (lost to [Darryl Fitton](/source/Darryl_Fitton) 0–4) - 2009: Quarter-finals (lost to [Martin Adams](/source/Martin_Adams) 4–5) - 2010: 1st round (lost to [Ted Hankey](/source/Ted_Hankey) 0–3) - 2011: Quarter-finals (lost to [Martin Phillips](/source/Martin_Phillips_(darts_player)) 4–5) - 2012: 1st round (lost to Steve Douglas 0–3) - 2013: 1st round (lost to [Garry Thompson](/source/Garry_Thompson_(darts_player)) 1–3) - 2014: 2nd round (lost to [Robbie Green](/source/Robbie_Green) 1–4) - 2015: 2nd round (lost to [Jeff Smith](/source/Jeff_Smith_(darts_player)) 3–4) - 2016: 1st round (lost to [Madars Razma](/source/Madars_Razma) 1–3) - 2018: 1st round (lost to [Glen Durrant](/source/Glen_Durrant) 0–3) - 2019: 1st round (lost to [David Cameron](/source/David_Cameron_(darts_player)) 1–3) - 2020: 1st round (lost to [Ben Hazel](/source/Ben_Hazel) 2–3) ## Career finals ### BDO major finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score[N 1] Winner 1. 2005 World Darts Trophy Mervyn King 6–4 (s) Runner-up 1. 2014 Zuiderduin Masters Jamie Hughes 0–5 (s) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-score_5-0)** (l) = score in legs, (s) = score in sets. ## Performance timeline Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 BDO World Championship DNQ 1R DNQ 1R 2R 1R 1R QF 2R QF 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R DNQ 1R 1R 1R BDO World Trophy Not held SF 2R DNQ 1R 1R NH International Darts League Not held RR RR RR RR QF Not held World Darts Trophy Not held DNQ QF 2R W 1R RR Not held Winmau World Masters 1R DNQ 2R DNQ 1R 1R QF 3R 6R 6R 5R 5R QF 6R 6R QF 5R 4R 4R QF DNQ NH Finder Darts Masters Not held DNP RR RR NH SF QF SF QF RR DNP QF F RR DNP NH Grand Slam of Darts Not held DNQ RR DNQ **Key** Performance Table Legend W Won the tournament F Finalist SF Semifinalist QF Quarterfinalist #R RR L# Lost in # round Round-robin Last # stage DQ Disqualified DNQ Did not qualify DNP Did not participate WD Withdrew NH Tournament not held NYF Not yet founded ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WDF_Rankings_1-0)** ["WDF Open Rankings Table"](https://dartswdf.com/rankings/wdf-main-ranking-open/). *WDF*. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Darts Database Profile](http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=169) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181114224908/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=169) 14 November 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).Retrieved 27 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [2005 World Darts Trophy](http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=128) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170703044900/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=128) 3 July 2017 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine).Retrieved 27 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Qualifying School Order of Merit](https://www.pdc.tv/qualifying-school-order-merit) ## External links - [Official website for Gary Robson](http://www.mib180.co.uk) - [Gary Robson's profile and stats on Darts Database](https://web.archive.org/web/20181114224908/http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/PlayerDetails.aspx?playerKey=169) - [2006 Lakeside World Championship programme profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025653/http://www.dartswdf.com/aa_darts/features/lakeside2006brochure/ProgFile/LS2006P30.html) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gary Robson (darts player)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Robson_(darts_player)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Robson_(darts_player)?action=history)). 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